Archie Harrison will be christened on July 6, Buckingham Palace confirms

By Zach Harper

The Archbishop of Canterbury will do the honours, a press
release says. As for who will attend, we won’t know.
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan have
opted to keep the guest list private. The names of the little boy’s godparents
will also not be revealed, the Palace says.

We do know
the Queen will not be there. The Sunday Times has previously reported Her Majesty will not be able to attend the event because she has other
scheduled engagements. This isn’t unusual, since the Queen missed
Prince Louis’s
christening in 2018 for similar reasons, but attended those of
Prince George
and Princess Charlotte.

As for images, since the event is private, that means media
will not be allowed to capture photos of family members entering and leaving
the chapel, as they had done with William and Kate’s three children.

But Harry and Meghan have opted to have one photographer capture
the special moment, and the Palace says they “look forward to sharing some
images taken on the day.” That likely means the couple will release photos
themselves, probably on their Instagram, though they could also opt to release portraits
through the Palace.

This isn’t without precedent. Instead of posing with Archie
on the steps of the hospital where he was born, as William and
Kate did with their kids, Harry and Meghan waited to days to
debut
him, which they did at St. George’s Hall at Windsor Chapel on May 8.

The couple have also already posted photos of their baby boy
on Instagram, and did so to commemorate Father’s Day. They also
shared his first snap with Meghan’s mom Doria Ragland, the Queen and Prince Philip on Instagram
the same day they debuted their son to the world.

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